I Know Love

By This We Know...Love

1 John 3:16–17 NKJV

16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

We know true love because Jesus demonstrated it in His death.

John 15:13 NKJV

13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

Knowing true love, we ought to express true love…especially to Christian brothers and sisters.

By This We Know…That We Love

1 John 5:1–5 NKJV

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

We demonstrate love for God, and our brethren, as we keep God’s commandments (verse 2). Keep as in maintain and keep as in follow.

By This ALL Know...We Are His Disciples

John 13:34–35 NKJV

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

As Jesus’ Disciples and people who truly know love, we should be known for, and by, our love. That is not always the case. It is also not always understood by a watching world who does not know love.

The Lord’s Supper…Proclaiming A Love Story

1 Corinthians 11:23–26 NKJV

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.